The next studio Trigger original series with BNA – Brand New Animal is underway in Japan with both Netflix and Fuji TV distribution for it. TOHO is doing some new promotion for the show this morning that people are going to be frustrated isn’t getting a proper simulcast if they fall in love with the style shown here. Both sequences look great and use an intriguing color design all while working a shorter running time for it, which ties into the Netflix aspect of it likely. Check ’em out below!

The series has Yoh Yoshinari directing it with Kazuki Nakashima serving as the scriptwriter for it. It’ll be a part of the +Ultra block on Fuji TV next year.

Plot Concept: In the 21st century, the existence of animal-humans came to light after being hidden in the darkness of history. Michiru lived life as a normal human, until one day she suddenly turns into a tanuki-human. She runs away and takes refuge in a special city area called “Anima City” that was set up 10 years ago for animal-humans to be able to live as themselves. There Michiru meets Shirou, a wolf-human who hates humans. Through Shirou, Michiru starts to learn about the worries, lifestyle, and joys of the animal-humans. As Michiru and Shirou try to learn why Michiru suddenly turned into an animal-human, they unexpectedly get wrapped up in a large incident.

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